EPISODE · Nov 9, 2020 · 5 MIN
9th November, 2020 – In Flanders Fields
from Marc’s Almanac · host Marc Sidwell
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by John McCrae, In Flanders Fields. "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row..." Donate to this year’s Poppy Appeal here. From the show: John 15:13 Operation Torch sees Allied forces successfully invade Vichy French territories in North Africa, 8th November, 1942 On this day: 9th November, 1985, Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion aged just 22 On this day: 9th November, 1898, Owen Barfield, the philosopher and Inkling, friend and influence to CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, is born in London Music to wake you up – Starting Over by Chris Stapleton Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.
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Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com With a poem by John McCrae, In Flanders Fields. "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row..." Donate to this year’s Poppy Appeal here. From the show: John 15:13 Operation Torch sees Allied forces successfully invade Vichy French territories in North Africa, 8th November, 1942 On this day: 9th November, 1985, Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion aged just 22 On this day: 9th November, 1898, Owen Barfield, the philosopher and Inkling, friend and influence to CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, is born in London Music to wake you up – Starting Over by Chris Stapleton Sign up to receive email alerts and show notes with links when a new episode goes live at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com Please share this with anyone who might need a touch of calm, and please keep sending in your messages and requests. You can leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/message. If you like Marc's Almanac please do leave a review on Apple podcasts. It really helps new listeners to find me. Have a lovely day.
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